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F M Gulland

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PubMed1988

Haematological findings in budgerigars with megabacterium and Trichomonas infections associated with 'going light'.

Eighteen budgerigars with clinical signs of 'going light' were euthanased and examined post mortem; ingluvitis caused by Trichomonas gallinae infection was present in seven birds, proventriculitis associated with the presence of megabacteria in eight birds and in three birds both conditions were present. Haematological examinations of blood taken from the living birds showed that those with T gallinae infection had normal white cell counts whereas those in which megabacteria were present had significant leucocytosis and heterophilia. Some birds in both groups were anaemic. The findings suggest that infection with megabacteria may be responsible for a proportion of cases of 'going light' in budgerigars and that haematological examination can establish this diagnosis in living birds.

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PubMed1988

Haematology of clinically normal and abnormal captive llamas and guanacoes.

Blood counts of healthy juvenile and adult llamas (Lama glama) and guanacoes (L guanacoe) showed that guanacoes have higher red cell counts, haemoglobin values and packed cell volumes than llamas. In both species, the numbers of lymphocytes and platelets were higher in juveniles than in adults. By reference to the values found in normal animals, abnormal haematological variations were detected in a number of sick individuals. Neutrophilia, hyperfibrinogenaemia and a tendency to develop regenerative hypochromic anaemia were observed in animals with acute and chronic inflammatory diseases and hypochromic macrocytic anaemia occurred in animals with parasitic infections. Many individuals in which subclinical intestinal parasitic infections were suspected had relatively high eosinophil counts although their other haematological values were normal.

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PubMed1988

Pharmacokinetics of oxytetracycline in clinical cases in the red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus).

Oxytetracycline, administered at 40 mg kg-1 by intravenous injection, was used as part of the treatment of three female red-necked wallabies, Macropus rufogriseus, with suspected Fusobacterium necrophorum infections. The plasma concentrations of this drug in blood samples collected at intervals up to 24 hours after administration were measured using a biological assay. The pattern of decline in plasma oxytetracycline concentration with time was consistent with a two-compartment model. The half-life of the elimination phase was calculated to be 11.4 hours and the apparent volume of distribution was found to be 2.041 litres kg-1. These results provide a basis for devising appropriate oxytetracycline dosage regimes for the species.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

The effects of Eperythrozoon ovis in sheep.

Infection of adult sheep with a single strain of Eperythrozoon ovis led to three different situations. First, the animal resisted the organism and no haematological changes occurred. Second, the host developed a controllable parasitaemia in which erythrocyte values fell shortly after peak parasitaemia and then returned to normal. Third, the host failed to control the parasitaemia and chronic low grade anaemia developed. Dexamethasone sometimes caused a resurgence of parasitaemia in sheep.

Anaplasmataceae Infections↗
PubMed1987

Changing morphology of Eperythrozoon ovis.

Light microscopy studies of Eperythrozoon ovis in sheep revealed that Giemsa stain was only less reliable than acridine orange as a means of parasite identification when low parasitaemias were present. The morphology of E ovis altered as the degree of parasitaemia increased.

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Observations on the treatment of necrobacillosis in wallabies.

Clinical experience of 73 cases of necrobacillosis in red-necked wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus) over a 6-year period is reviewed. Diagnostic methods and the medical and surgical treatment options are detailed. It is suggested that survival curves are necessary to assess the outcome of treatment.

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Plasma vitamins A and E, total lipid and cholesterol concentrations in captive jackass penguins (Spheniscus demersus).

The concentrations of vitamins A and E in the plasma of captive jackass penguins was studied in birds fed defined quantities of the vitamins. For a year, each of the 17 adult birds in the colony received a daily diet of 340 g of sprats and a vitamin supplement tablet, together providing 2.04 mg per day retinol equivalent and 185 mg per day alpha-tocopherol equivalent. The concentrations of plasma retinol and alpha-tocopherol and the alpha-tocopherol/total lipid ratio compared well with those recorded in wild populations of related species of penguin and the birds moulted and bred successfully.

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